Whitman Successor
Idaho Governor and former Senator Dirk Kempthorne’s name is at the top of the list to become the new Environmental Protection Agency head. From member station KBSX in Boise, Jyl Hoyt reports the agency and the governor have had a rocky relationship in Idaho.
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